Ubisoft announced another delay for the latest entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise amidst a broader cost-cutting effort for the company.

Ubisoft will now release Assassin's Creed Shadows on March 20, rather than during a crowded February for video games.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Ubisoft has delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows a second time with the game slipping from February this year to March. Originally poised to come out in November 2024, the game was delayed to February 14, 2025, to allow more time for extra polish, but has now received a second delay of nearly five weeks.

Ubisoft’s announcement of another delay for Assassin’s Creed Shadows — it was originally planned for a November 2024 release — is part of the publisher’s “renewed focu

France's largest video game maker Ubisoft has decided to postpone the release of the newest game in its blockbuster franchise Assassin’s Creed to March 20 from Feb. 14, the company said on Thursday.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed to March 20, 2025, Ubisoft shared in a press release on Thursday. Originally slated to launch back in November 2024, the game was initially delayed to February 2025 in order to allow for additional polish.

Ubisoft has said it is delaying Assassin's Creed Shadows again, as the company explores sale options. The highly-anticipated next Assassin's Creed game will now launch on 20th March. Previously the game was set to arrive on 14th February, after its initial delay from November 2014.

Ubisoft has today revealed it has delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows a second time for all platforms, with a launch date now set for 20th March 2025. In a social media statement, it's said the reason for the delay is that "a few additional weeks" of development will ensure an "even more ambitious and engaging day-one experience".

Assassin's Creed Shadows was supposed to be launching on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in just over a month's time, but unfortunately that's no longer the case as it's just been delayed to March 20, 2025.